Security arrangements at Ferozepur Jail come under scanner with recovery of two mobiles
Ferozepur, August 21, 2019: With the recovery of two mobiles from jail inmates today, the security arrangements of Central Jail has once again come under scanner. It is not the first time that mobiles with SIM cards have been recovered, smuggling in of mobiles has become a regular feature at the time meeting of the relatives of the jail inmates.
The authorities have failed to set up the mobile jammers in the jail premises so that even if the mobiles reach the inmates are not operational.
A case under Section 52-A of Prisons Act has been registered on the complaint of Rajinder Kumar Assistant Supdt against jail inmates – Parveen Kumar of village Nukera of Hanumangarh in Rajasthan and Sanjeev Roshan of Ludhiana for recovery of one mobile each from them during the search operation. However, the investigation are on with the Sukhbir Kaur appointed as IO in the case to ascertain the motive behind smuggling in of the mobiles in the jail and its source links. The connivance of the jail staff cannot be ruled out.